Brush



No. 749,331. f

UNITED STATES Patented January 12, 1904.

ALFRED SCHICKERLING, OF JERSEY CITY, NEW JERSEY.

BRUSH.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 749,331, dated January 12, 1,904.

Application led March 25, 1903.

To all whom t may concern..-

Be it known that I, ALFRED SCHICKERIQING, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Jersey City, in the county of Hudson and State d if desired, may also be used in thel bath.

The present invention has for its object,

among others, to 4provide an improved brush of that type in which the body of the brush is made hollow andv provided with perforations, with means for a supply of water to said body and allowing it to pass out through said perforations between the bristles of the brush, which shall be simple and cheap, yet more eilicient in its operation and capable to perform its functions in the most satisfactory manner.

A further object is to so construct and arrange the several parts that the handle may be held in a position lengthwise of the body of the brush and when desired at right angles thereto, so that the operator may the more conveniently treat or wash all the parts of the wagon.

With these and other ends in view the invention consists in certain novel featuresof construction and combinations of parts, as will be hereinafter fully described, and pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a view of a brush constructed in accordance with my invention. Fig. 2 is a sectional view thereof. Fig. 3 is a sectional View taken on the line 3 3 of Fig. 2. Fig. 4 is a similar viewA `is hollow and provided with the bristles a and with perforations a' for the passage of the water through the same., the water entering the body through the handle B, as hereinafter described. This handle preferably consists of a Serial No. 149,464. (No model.)

metal pipe or tube and is provided on its outer end with a handle proper, and to which outer end is also connected the rubber of iiexible hose or pipe for conveying the water from the hydrant or other suitable source to the brush, a cock o2 being employed to regulate the flow or 'cut it off entirely. A

Supportedby the body A is the sleeve C, provided with the arms c, to which latter and around the upper endof the sleeve is secured thc cam-ring c', provided with notches or recesses o2 and o3 for holding the handle in its several adjustments or positions. 'lfhrough the sleeve C passes, the vertical arm of the elbow D, projecting downwardly into the hollow body A, the lower portion of said vertical arm being provided with perforations (Z 0l', the former registering with perforations c4, formed in the sleeve C', the upper end of the j latter being threaded into the sleeve C, as illustrated in Fig. 2, the horizontal arm of said j elbow being threaded or otherwise secured to the handle B.

Against the lower end of the elbow D rests the plate E, provided with the upwardly-extending lugs e, through which pass the pins or screws e, the inner ends of the latter cngaging. in the circular recess e2, formed around the vertical arm of said elbow, this construction and arrangement of parts allowing the elbow to turn freelyfon'the plate E, while at the same time the screws e prevent the two parts from becoming disengaged. To the arms o of the sleeve C are secured the pins c5, and to the ends of the plate E, I secure the pins e?, and around these pins and bearing against said arms are the coiled springs F, the tendency of which is to keep the vertical arm of the elbow D down in its lowered position, said elbow turning freely in the sleeves C C.

AOver the top of the hollow body A is secured the rubber sheet G, the edges of which project beyond the sides of the body in order 4to prevent the latter from coming in contact with the polished surface of the wagon 0r carriage, and over and upon the rubber G is secured the metal plate H, forming a top or cover for said hollow body, said metal cover H and rubber G being provided with a cen- IOO tral opening through which passes the vertical arm or elbow D.

In practice the water passes through the flexible hose through the handle B, elbow D, and out through the perforations d el in the latter and through the perforations o4 in the sleeve C into the hollow body A, from which it issues through the perforations a and out through and around the bristles a. When it is desired to change the position of the handle with relation to the body of the brush, the cock Z22 is first turned to shut off the supply of water, whereupon the handle may be slightly raised until the lug or projection (Z3, formed on or secured to the elbow, is raised from the recess or notch'n the camring, whereupon it may be turned until it occupies the relative position as shown in dotted lines in Fig. l. After it assumes this position the action of the springs F tending to lower the elbow and its attached handle will cause the lug Z3 to drop into the recess c3 in the cam-ring and hold the parts in such position until the handle is again raised and returned to its original position, the cock b2 being turned off before adjusting the handle and on again after'said handle has resumed the desired position or adjustment.

Having fully described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. In a brush, the combination of a hollow, perforated body portion, a hollow handle pivotally connected to said body portion by means located within the hollow portion of said body, and means for holding the handle in adjusted position relatively to the body.

2. In a brush, the combination of a hollow perforated body portion, a hollow handle pivotally connected thereto, a sleeve secured within the body portion to receive the inner end of the handle, and springs for holding the handle in adjusted position.

8. A brush comprising a hollow, perforated body portion, and a hollow handle adjustably connected thereto by means of a notched camring and springs within the hollow body portion.

4. In a brush, the combination with a hollow perforated body, of a sleeve secured within the same and having perforations, a handle having an elbow portion extending within said sleeve and having perforations, a plate rotatably mounted on the lower end of said elbow, and springs interposed between said plate and arms on said sleeve.

5. In a brush, the combination with a hollow perforated body, of a sleeve secured within the same and having perforations, a handle having an elbow portion extending within said sleeve and having perforations, a plate rotatably mounted on the lower end of said elbow, springs interposed between said plate and arms on said sleeve, a cam-ring secured to said sleeve and surrounding the elbow and provided with notches, and a lug on said elbow outside the body portion adapted to ride upon said ring and to engage said notches.

Signed at New York, borough of Manhattan, in the cou'nty of New York and State of New York, this 28d day of March, A. D. 1903.

ALFRED SCHICKERLING. 

